Burglary rate dropped in Sullivan County last year

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Apr 12, 2014 at 2:00 AM

MONTICELLO — Burglaries in Sullivan County were down about 15 percent and prosecutions for burglaries down about 27 percent in 2013 compared to 2012, according to preliminary statistics from District Attorney Jim Farrell. In 2012, burglaries totaled 568 in Sullivan County, a 31 percent increase over 2010. “I attribute it to a tough stand on burglary,” Farrell told the Legislature’s Public Safety Committee on Thursday.